# premature transfer before the normal tenure, is accepted by the Court

- **Citation:** C.L. No.16 /DR(S)/2003
- **Court:** Allahabad High Court
- **Decided:** 2004-01-06
- **Case number:** C.L. No.16 /DR(S)/2003
- **Source:** https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/premature-transfer-before-the-normal-tenure-is-accepted-by-the-court-162038
- **Pages:** 2

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59
 ALLAHABAD
Kanpur & Gorakhpur
 MEERUT

Agra &. Bareilly
This restriction will not be applicable where the officer is to reach his age
of superannuation within next two years and there is nothing adverse
against him.
(V)
The bar on reposting of an officer in the zone will not apply in cases in
which the Officers had been posted for a short period of less than 6
months.

I am to add that no T. A. will be admissible to those Officers whose request to
premature transfer before the normal tenure, is accepted by the Court.

Officers posted in your Sessions Division may kindly be advised accordingly These
norms shall not, however, be applicable to the District Judges, except no.(l).

In this connection it is also pointed out that the Court has divided the State of U.P.
into 7 Zones and also formulated guide lines in the matter of transfer and postings which
are enumerated in Appendix „A‟ annexed along with proforma of application.
This proforma regarding transfer duly forwarded be sent to the Deputy Registrar
(Services) on or before 31st day of January 2003.
TRANSFER POLICY. 2003
C.L. No.16 /DR(S)/2003, Dated 2lst May, 2003
In supersession of Court's Circular Letter No. 37/DR(S) 2002 dated 16.11.2002. I
am directed to say that in the matter of transfer and posting of the Judicial Officers the
Court has decided that on completion of normal tenure of posting i.e. (i) three years stay
in the district and (ii) two years in an outlying court or as Additional Chief Judicial
Magistrate (Railways) by July 31,2002, the Judicial Officers shall be transferred subject
to the following norms:-
(I)
The officer will not be posted in his home town.
(II) He will not be posted to any district falling in the zone in which he was
earlier posted within 3 years.
(III) Three consecutive terms of 3 years i.e. 9 years should intervene between
two postings in the same district & same category.
(IV) Next posting of the officer shall be made at minimum distance of 250 Kms.
from the present place of posting.
(V) The officer posted on deputation can be considered for deputation posting
after a period of 10 years.
(VI) The districts may be categorized as "A", "B", "C" & "D" as detailed below
and an officer posted in a district of one category should always be sent on
transfer to another category on rotational basis:
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Sl.
No
CATEGORY-
A
Sl.
No.
CATEGORY-
B
Sl.
No
CATEGORY-
C
Sl.
No
CATEGORY-
D

1.
Agra
1.
Baghpat
1.
Azamgarh
1.
Ambedkar
Nagar
2.
Aligarh
2.
Barabank
2.
Behraich
2.
Auraiya
3.
Allahabad
3.
Basti
3.
Ballia
3.
Bhadohi
4.
Bareilly
4.
Bijnor
4.
Banda
4.
Balrampur
5.
Gautam
Budh
Nagar
5.
Bulandshahar
5.
Budaun
5.
Chandauli
6.
Ghaziabad
6.
Etawah
6.
Deoria
6.
Chitrakoot
7.
Gorakhpur
7.
Faizabad
7.
Etah
7.
Hamirpur
8.
Kanpur-Nagar
8.
Fatehpur
8.
Farrukhabad
8.
Jyotiba Phule
Nagar
9.
Lucknow
9.
Firozabad
9.
Ghazipur
9.
Kaushambi
10.
Meerut
10.
Gonda
10.
Hardoi
10.
Kannauj
11.
Moradabad
11.
Jhansi
11.
Hathras
11.
Kushinagar
12.
Muzaffarnagar
12.
Kanpur-Dehat
12.
Jalaun at Orai
12.
Mahoba
13.
Saharanpur
13.
Mathura
13.
Jaunpur
13.
Maharajganj
14.
Varanasi
14.
Mirzapur
14.
LakhimpurKheri
14.
Sant
kabir
Nagar

15.
Rae-Bareli
15.
Lalitpur
15.
Shrawasti
at
Bhinga

16.
Rampur
16.
Mainpuri
16.
Siddharth
Nagar

17.
Shahjahanpur
17.
Mau
17.
Sonbhadar

18.
Sitapur
18.
Pilibhit

19.
Unnao
19.
Pratapgarh

20.
Sultanpur

I am to add that no T. A. will be admissible to those officers whose request for
premature transfer within two years of his posting to particular station and one year in
an outlying court or at Sonbhadra or as A.C.J.M.(Railways) is accepted by the Court.

Officers posted in your Sessions Division may kindly be informed accordingly.
These norms shall not, however, be applicable to the District Judge except no. (I).
ANNUAL TRANSFER. 2004
C.L.No. 1 /DR(S)/2004. Dated 6th January, 2004
I am directed to say that in the matter of transfer and posting of the Judicial
Officers, the Court has decided that on completion of normal tenure of posting i.e.(I)
three years stay in the districtand (ii) two years in an outlying court or as Additional
Chief Judicial Magistrate (Railways) up to Jury 31st . 2004. the Judicial Officers shall be
transferred subject to the following norms:
(I) The officer will not be posted in his home town.